PART OF YOUR WORLDSara Bareilles and Rebel Wilson Join ‘The Little Mermaid’ at the Hollywood Bowl

Apr 6, 2016 11:25 am

Sara Bareilles and Rebel Wilson have just been announced as part of the cast of Disney's The Little Mermaid coming to the Hollywood Bowl on June 4th. Sara is set to perform as Ariel while Rebel will take on the role of Ursula, performing songs from the movie backed by a live orchestra while the Disney classic plays on the big screen.

Rebel took to Twitter telling fans to get prepared for her performance:

Get ready for some LIVE mermaid dancing!! So excited to be performing Ursula at the Hollywood Bowl June 4th!

— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) April 6, 2016

Other celebs joining the cast include:

John Stamos as Chef Louis (YAS)
Tituss Burgess as Sebastian
Darren Criss as Prince Eric

Tickets for this sure to be incredible show go on sale on April 9th. Plus, click through the gallery for 10 shocking facts about The Little Mermaid.

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Click through the gallery to see shocking facts about The Little Mermaid.

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In the opening scene with King Triton, you can see Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Kermit the Frog hiding in the crowd!

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The directors insisted that every bubble in the movie be hand-drawn, not Xeroxed.

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Eric might be related to Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, because there is a painting in his dining room that looks exactly like them.

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The voice of Ariel, Jodi Benson, sang "Part of Your World" in the dark so she could feel like she was underwater.

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"Part of Your World" was almost cut from the movie because the director thought it was too "boring."

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Sebastian was originally supposed to have an English accent rather than a Jamaican one.

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There's a small Mickey Mouse drawing on the scroll Ursula gets Ariel to sign.

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In the original version of the movie, Ursula was supposed to be Triton's sister. However, the idea was later dropped.

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Ursula's character was partially inspired by Madame Medusa from Disney's The Rescuers — we can see the resemblance!

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During Eric and Ariel's wedding scene, the Grand Duke and King from Disney's Cinderella can be seen in the background.